…340, 461 Walloonsac River, 551 Walter the Doubter (Van Twiller) , 66, 511, 512, 513 Wanton Island, 488 Wappinger Indians, 16, 416 Wappinger's Creek, 91, 418 War for Independence, 22, 32, 112, 229, 313, 326, 380, 543 War with England…

…340, 461 Walloonsac River, 551 Walter the Doubter (Van Twiller) , 66, 511, 512, 513 Wanton Island, 488 Wappinger Indians, 16, 416 Wappinger's Creek, 91, 418 War for Independence, 22, 32, 112, 229, 313, 326, 380, 543 War with England…

…Rondout came next, including the land between Fish- kill and Wappinger's creek. The Schuylers ruled where Poughkeepsie now is, and Falconer's purchase lay to the north. Above Falconer's was the Henry Beekman tract, that had Esopus as…

…The buyers were Francis Rombout and Gulian VerPlanck, and the date of the transfer of their property from the Wappinger Indians was August, 1683. "Gulian Ver- Planck died before the English patent was granted by Governor Dongan ; Stephanus Van Cortlandt…

…The Kitchawanc tribe, part of the Wappinger Confederacy of the Algonquin Nation, was native to the area and was responsible for several of the place names known in Croton-on-Hudson today. The Kitchawanc called the marsh separating Croton Point…

…The Kitchawanc tribe, part of the Wappinger Confederacy of the Algonquin Nation, was native to the area and was responsible for several of the place names known in Croton-on-Hudson today. The Kitchawanc called the marsh separating Croton Point…